Role of dust in landscape brightness and color

David K. Lynch

doi:10.1364/AO.54.000B41

Applied Optics
Vol. 54,
Issue 4,
pp. B41-B45
(2015)
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Role of dust in landscape brightness and color

David K. Lynch

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- Original Manuscript: August 6, 2014
- Revised Manuscript: September 22, 2014
- Manuscript Accepted: October 9, 2014
- Published: November 7, 2014
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Scattering by microscopic particles renders virtually all dusty surfaces brighter than dust-free surfaces. Examples of surface brightening are demonstrated in the landscape and laboratory and explained theoretically using Mie theory calculations. The implications for landscape photography and remote sensing are discussed.

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Dust Composition	Approximate Wavelength (nm)	Real $n$	Imaginary $k$	Reference
Quartz	500	1.54(o) 1.55(e)	$1 E - 7$	Various
Calcite	500	1.65(o) 1.49 (e)	—	Various
NaCl	500	1.54	—	Various
Illite	500	1.57	0.001	Various, especially [14]
Montmorillonite	500	1.5	$5 E - 05$	Various, especially [14]
Kaolinite	500	1.56	0.0001	Various, especially [14]
Basalt	500	1.63	0.01	[15]
Limonite	500	2.16	0.13	[15]
Dolomite	500	1.62		Reported in [16]
Gypsum	500	1.52	$3 E - 06$	[17]
Hematite	500	3.05	0.3	Reported in [16]
Urban aerosols	532	1.59	0.044	[18]
Polystyrene	500	1.59	$5 E - 04$	[19]
Soot	500	1.5	0.47	Reported in [16]
Saharan dust	505	$1.47 - 1.59$	$0.01 - 0.0013$	[20]
Saharan dust	500	$1.56 - 1.59$	$3 E - 7 - 7 E - 7$	[16]
Atmospheric dust	500		$2 E - 3 - 0.01$	Reported in [21]
			$- means < 1 E - 4$

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